Love
Psalm 111, Psalm 130-131, Psalm 141, Psalm 146 Ryan: As we are  slowly wrapping up the book of Psalms, it is fitting that one of the last psalms we read is Psalm 111, which includes the very famous line, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.” The next major character we will [...]
1 Samuel 28:4-7, 1 Sam. 28:3, 1 Sam. 28:8-25, 1 Sam. 31:1-13 (1 Chron. 10:1-12), 1 Chron. 10:13-14, 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Sam. 1 Ryan: Apparently, no one ever told David, “Don’t kill the messenger.” After Saul committed suicide (according to 1 Samuel and 1 Chronicles), a young Amalekite went to David and told him [...]
Continue reading about Day 95: “How the mighty have fallen!”
Ruth 1-4 Ryan: Here in the Old Testament book of Ruth is a story of one of the best examples of living like a “Christian,” in the form of Naomi. Naomi, her husband, and her two sons were Israelites, and each son took a Moabite woman for a wife. When Naomi’s husband and two sons [...]
Judges 2:7 (Josh. 24:31), Judges 2:10-23, Judges 3 Ryan: I don’t usually do this, but I’d like to respond to some of the commentary written by F. Lagard Smith for today’s reading. In today’s reading, we saw the Israelites intermarrying with the Canaanites, et al., and serving their gods (Judg. 3:6). This was obviously not [...]
Deuteronomy 4:44-49, 5:1-5a, 5:22-33, 6-8 Ryan: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” (Deuteronomy 6:4-5) Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad. This is the first and most important commandment, according to Jesus [...]
Genesis 42:6-45:15 Ryan: I believe that God made the right choice in bringing up His son through the line of Judah (oh I’m sure He’s relieved that I think so). Of all of Joseph’s eleven brothers, Judah not once, but twice showed love for his brother. Granted, Reuben had the better idea to go back [...]
Genesis 31-33 Ryan: I’d like to focus on three little words from Genesis 33:4–”But Esau ran.” As we have learned from the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32), it was very inappropriate for men in this culture to run; it was considered very undignified and not becoming of men of any importance. “But Esau [...]
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